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CAIRO — Egyptian police detained the youngest son of jailed former president Mohammed Morsi on Wednesday without giving a reason, the family said, adding that they fear he’ll be held indefinitely. Ahmed Morsi said three state security men accompanied by a special forces officer took his brother Abdullah, along with his ID and mobile phone, … Continue reading CAIRO | Egyptian police detain son of jailed former president→

CHICAGO — A former Lithuanian lawmaker appeared close to fainting in a Chicago federal courtroom Thursday as a judge refused to halt her extradition to her homeland, where she faces charges stemming from her claims about the existence of a ring of influential pedophiles. Lawyers for 47-yaer-old Neringa Venckiene said they would immediately appeal the … Continue reading CHICAGO | US judge refuses to halt extradition of Lithuanian ex-judge→

BARCELONA, Spain/January 17, 2018 (AP)(STL.News) —The Latest on the Spain-Catalonia political crisis (all times local): 11:20 a.m. Three jailed Catalan politicians are seeking permission from Catalonia’s new regional parliament to allow them to vote through delegated colleagues so as to maintain a pro-independence bloc’s slim majority in the chamber. The three are Catalan former vice president … Continue reading The Latest: Jailed Catalan politicians seek voting rights→

COPENHAGEN, Denmark/January 04, 2018 (AP)(STL.News)—A 24-year-old man was sentenced to two years in jail for aggravated manslaughter Thursday for crashing his jet ski into a boat, in Copenhagen, killing two American students. The Copenhagen City Court said the Danish man, who cannot be named under a court order pending a possible appeal by the prosecution, fled … Continue reading Danish man jailed for 2 years after jet ski crash killed 2→

LIMA, Peru /December 24,2017 (AP)(STL.NEWS) — Peru’s president announced Sunday night that he granted a medical pardon to jailed former strongman Alberto Fujimori, who was serving a 25-year sentence for human rights abuses, corruption and the sanctioning of death squads. President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski released a statement saying he decided to free Fujimori for “humanitarian … Continue reading Peru’s president grants medical pardon for jailed Fujimori→

MOSCOW/December 15, 2017 (AP)(STL.NEWS) — Russia’s former economics minister was handed an eight-year prison sentence Friday after being convicted of accepting a $2 million bribe from President Vladimir Putin’s top associate. The high-profile trial of Alexei Ulyukayev has been widely seen as part of infighting between Kremlin clans. Ulyukayev was a prominent member of a … Continue reading Ex-Russian minister jailed for 8 years in sting case→